Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-01-05
WEST VIRGINIA POLITICS.
Notes Cleaned From Here and There on
the Political Current.

the POlitical current
The mining regulations need improve
ment. The Newburg horror and Others
call for prevention of their recurrence.
The check" system need looking after
and should be placed upon a fair and equit-
able basis alike tOminer and employer, and
impOsitions guarded against. Ventilation
and frequent mine inspection cannot be
given too much care by the Legislature
Charleston Star.
Republicans claim substantial gains in
the recent election IN this State. The re-
turns tail TO verify the claim. The Demo-
cratic vote by Congressional districts was
81, lS4 against Il, 43S cast for Governor
Wilson, being 4 Democratic loss of 6,204.
The Republican vote this year was "a, 269
against 66, 149 cast for Maxwell-a Repub-
lean loss of $50. There was, then, no
Republican gain; simply a larger Demo
cratic lOSs.-StdHddrd Enterprise.
And nov it seems there is q hitch in the
Hart-Jlm Mason combination which was
Just about to elect n United States Sena-
tor. A mutual diStrust has sprung up be-
tween these political leaders which threat
ems to smash the concern before the cleo
ton takes place. Each wants the other to
show his hand before he plays, and each is
silly trying to slip a trump uphis sleeve to
capture the best trick later in the game.
In the meantime the public looks on anus
ed. When it comes to the real work OF
making a Senator, neither Hart nor Mason
will likely be consulted. -St0Rddrd-E Enter
prise.
The Wheeling htsiiigeReer is generally a
paper which can be relied on in the way
of news; and its editorials are of a moral
tone above the average until it gets ON
politics, and then it is away oil. What
must be thought of the moral obliquity OF
an editor who deliberately advises mem
hers of the Legislature who were elected
by Democratic votes as Democrats. to dis
regard the wishes and principles of the
party which elected them, by joining the
republicans in electing a U. 5. Senator ?
| Either that he is Il little cranky on the
subject, or that Camden has scared him so
bad that he don't know what he is talking
abOut-S. Mary's Oracle.
There ought to be inserted in our law on
corporations, this winter, q carefully drawn
section positively prohibiting a railroad
from owning or controlling, directly or in
directly, any parallel or competing line OF
road, or the stockholders, directors, man
ayers, and all other persons interested IN
OF controlling one road, from being inter
ested in, owning, managing or controlling
in any manner whatsoever, the affairs OF a
parallel OF competing line in this State,
Notwithstanding the termiHii of such roads
may be at points without the State; and u
violation should be visited with n heavy
penalty of fine and forfeiture to the State
of 50 much. of said road rs lies within her
borders GreeRJTisr Independent.
One of the first bills presented in the
Legislature which eonvenes at Charleston,
January 18th, should be a bill either to re-
peal the State tax on dealers in manutac-
tured tobacco, or place it in section =, in
stead of section l, where it now is. There
is no necessity of having the applications
tor license to deal IN tobacco being made
TO the County Court. If dealers be re-
quired to pay license the application should
be made to the assessor, and he to Issue
certificate, without passing through the
County Court ut all. The annual license
paid by dealers is So, and the clerks and
assessors fees are $3.50 in addition to the
Sherif7s commission. So it takes more
than One-half the amount collected to get
the money into the State treasury. This
policy is ruinous and should be changed At
onoa - Hysy-sI D.1,oer1f